A visit to the Fletcher Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Fletcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fletcher Cemetery:
34.7159, -86.8506
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Fletcher Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fletcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Parker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parker Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Church Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quarter Lot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Quarter Lot Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarter Lot Cemetery
- Hundley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hundley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundley Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peete Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
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- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Menefee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Menefee Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menefee Cemetery
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Woodsides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodsides Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsides Cemetery
- Withers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Withers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Whitworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitworth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitworth Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fletcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Belle Mina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Capshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Westlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Rideout Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Harvest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Hay's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Fletcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fletcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Fletcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Fletcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118419 (Fletcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118419 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenbrier
- Location given for Fletcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7159239 Lon: -86.8505583
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fletcher Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |